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October 3, 2017

Kurdish leader and ex-Iraqi president Jalal Talabani dies

Former Iraqi president and Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani died at age 83 today, Iraqi state TV said, a week after Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region held a referendum on independence....

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October 3, 2017

Post-referendum Iraq… is there enough space in the cemeteries for our victims?

The Iraqis are fearfully waiting for the beating of war drums after the referendum was held in Kurdistan, wondering if this is the post-Daesh phase. They know too well...

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October 3, 2017

Iraq TV airs news in Kurdish for the first time

Iraqi state television channel Al Iraqiya yesterday broadcast its first Kurdish news bulletin one week after Kurds voted for independence from Baghdad. “The first time we broadcast Kurdish news...

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October 3, 2017

Somalia gets $50m in Saudi aid

Somalia has received $50 million in new aid from Saudi Arabia but the gesture does not change the central government’s decision to remain neutral in Riyadh’s dispute with fellow...

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October 3, 2017

Netanyahu: No Palestinian unity at Israel’s ‘expense’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today dismissed Palestinian unity talks saying he will not accept any deal unless it meets certain conditions. He said he could not accept a...

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October 3, 2017

Egypt: Prison term for 3 convicted of ‘violent incidents’ in 2013

An Egyptian court sentenced three people to seven to ten years in prison today after convicting them of violence in the summer of 2013, a court source said. The...

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October 3, 2017

Lack of Muslim cemetery leaves refugees unable to be laid to rest in Athens

Refugees fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle East to find shelter in Greece are suffering new wounds due to the lack of a cemetery for Muslims in the country’s...

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October 3, 2017

Egypt: 82% of women are harassed on public transport

Egyptian women are verbally and physically harassed on a daily basis while on public transport, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported. “Almost every woman in Egypt has been sexually...

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October 3, 2017

Canada to deploy soldiers to Tunisia for counter-terrorism training

The Canadian military is considering sending soldiers to Tunisia as part of counter-terrorism training, the Ottawa Citizen reported. “Training could take place this fall and would include courses covering...

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October 3, 2017

Netanyahu makes fifth visit to West Bank settlements since January

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Ma’ale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank today, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post. This will be Netanyahu’s fifth...

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